What Is Pinterest?

IS A SOCIAL NETWORK

What is Pinterest?

Invite Participants

Pinterest can link with Facebook and Twitter.

Join

http://pinterest.com

Pin It? Why?

Pin images to Pinboards

Curate a Collection

Comment

Share

Repin

Creates clickable links

How?

Add Pin It Buttons

Create Boards

Boards display themes

Add

descriptions to

your pins

Get an App

Get an App

Add a Follow Button

Follow

Follow a user or follow a board.

Etiquette

What Can You Do?

What You Can Do:

Should You Use

Pinterest for Business?

Advantages

• It’s easy to use

• Links to Facebook and

Twitter

• It’s free!

• Works from a smartphone,

tablet or browser

• Over 11 million unique

visitors in October, 2011

• Drives traffic to your site(s)

• Highly visual

Disadvantages

• You need an invitation to join

• It is highly seductive

• Lots of categories

• Be careful not to pitch

• Strong female demographic

More Info on Pinterest

• Pinterest’s YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/pinterest

• iTunes App Store

• Free PDF from hubspot:

• http://www.hubspot.com/how-to-use-pinterest-for-

business/